What mammals inhabit our fascinating marshes at Jug Bay? Find out, and perhaps see some in person on an evening hike through the woods and along the edge of the marsh. Join Chuck Hatcher, Jug Bay’s resident expert on otters, for a 1-3 mile walk. Look and listen for signs of activity while Chuck shares…

Join Ornithologist David Blockstein, Bard College, to discover the abundant bird life in the wetlands of Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. David has been birding since the 5th grade and leading birding trips since he was in graduate school at the University of Minnesota. We will paddle the Patuxent River and some of the smaller branches…

Every Friday Year Round  Kick off the weekend with the great feeling that comes with doing good and important work! Join our Field Work Fridays at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. Every Friday rain or shine, volunteers join staff naturalists to tackle a stewardship project in need of support. Projects include invasive plant removals, trash clean-ups,…

Every Wednesday Year Round  Join Jug Bay staff and volunteers on Wednesdays 9 am – 12 noon at the Emory Waters Nature Preserve. To beat the summer heat we will meet 8-11 am June 22-Sept 14, 2022. See Jug Bay’s newest property and learn about native perennials that support our native butterflies, bees, and other…

***This event has been cancelled. Please see October for the next Preschool Explorers program.*** Bring the little ones to explore nature! Learn about a nature topic and then head out to experience the Sanctuary. We look, feel, listen, and discover at preschooler speed. Dress for the weather – we will always try to go outside!…

Every Tuesday morning, when weather permits  Regular hours are 8-11 (April 12 – Sept 27), 7 am start in the heat of the summer Join fellow gardeners, butterfly watchers, and native plant enthusiasts in our butterfly garden maintenance group. Volunteers weed, water, prune, socialize, and otherwise maintain the Butterfly Garden near the Glendening Preserve’s Plummer…

Have fun on the water and help clean up the Patuxent River. We will paddle the Patuxent and Western Branch picking up trash along the way, while looking for beavers, muskrats, osprey, bald eagles, red winged black birds, ducks, and many other animals. See the beautiful colors of plants blooming in the wetlands and along…

      Rain date September 18th Join Jug Bay Volunteer Naturalists in Jug Bay’s newest Participatory Science Survey. See how the fish community in a tidal freshwater marsh reflects the changing tides and discover Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary’s newest property, the Emory Waters Nature Preserve. We will start with a seine net survey at…

Cancelled – Discover the abundant wildlife and plants at the wetlands of Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. We will paddle the Patuxent River and some of the smaller branches to look for beavers, muskrats, osprey, bald eagles, red winged black birds, ducks, and many other animals. See the beautiful colors of plants blooming in the wetlands…

Join Audubon Naturalist Society Adult Education Director and Mycologist, Serenella Linares, in a visit to one of her favorite mushroom hunting spots: Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. This site offers one of the most diverse macrofungi sites of the region, and it’s host to one of the most brilliant bioluminescent species of the Mid-Atlantic! Learn about…